Once relegated to industry fiction and our own daydream fantasies, long-travel 29ers have officially become not only the stuff of reality, but the norm. This transition has only happened over the past few years, so we're still adjusting from hoping to expecting; however, that didn't stop Pivot...

The past few years have seen big travel 29ers advance from mere pipe dreams to industry-leading reality, and Pivot continues to raise the proverbial bar with the 2017 Pivot Switchblade Carbon 29 XT Pro 2x Complete Mountain Bike. Kitted out with plush FOX squish, a mix of Shimano XT and XTR...